NintendoLogic

I decided to check out the six-man TLC after what seemed to be universal praise. I thought it was a good enough car-crash match but not a MOTYC. I kept hearing about how wild and chaotic it was, but all the contrived Rube Goldberg-esque stunt spots seriously took away from that. And as with all WWE multi-man matches, there was the issue of guys disappearing for extended stretches and then reappearing when it was convenient. I did like Daniel Bryan busting out the No Lock on all three Shield guys in succession.

Brooklyn is on Long Island.

I'll respond to SLL later, but the problem with the anti-American gimmick is that if he makes his case with any degree of specificity, he's going to end up saying things that a significant portion of the audience agrees with. Not to mention the fact that he's basically a babyface in every other country.

Personally, I think all the women should go away entirely. None of them can work worth a damn, and they don't work as accessories to men's storylines because man-on-woman violence is prohibited. Anyway, I really hope Dolph makes the superkick his finisher. A credible finisher is exactly what he needs to go to the next level.

Haven't people been predicting AJ turning and forming a heel power couple with someone for like the past year?

Was Moncrief ever even the third-best player in the Eastern Conference?

http://www.latimes.com/sports/boxing/la-sp...,1485638.column This must be how the Wellness Program works.

What was the story with this? Was it presented as if the wrestlers booked their own matches and Owen just signed the checks?

I forgot to mention another problem with this: The problem with this line of thinking is that adults tend to be more stable in their viewing and purchasing habits. Children, on the other hand, are more likely to follow the latest fad. In fact, that's largely what has happened.

All I know is that Dustin should've named her Target, because I heard everybody in Atlanta had a shot at it!

Also Pete Rose.

So it looks like the right-wing party is splitting into UMP Hollywood and UMP Wolfpac. Does that make Francois Hollande the Sting of French politics?

Just about any kind of major success is due at least in part to dumb luck, both in wrestling and elsewhere. What if the MSG Incident never happened and Austin never got the micard push that was supposed to go to HHH? What if Shawn never lost his smile and Austin never had the submission match with Bret? What if there hadn't been a huge walk-up crowd the day of the first Wrestlemania and it had bombed as a result? What if Stephanie never discovered that John Cena could rap? Seriously, how far are we going to go with the what-if game? Are people going to push for David Von Erich and Magnum TA based on the careers they could have had?

I asked because of what Dylan posted at WC. I wasn't trying to be dismissive, I was genuinely curious. Anyway, I don't know if Dylan has addressed this, but it occurred to me that being the biggest draw in Portland history might not be worth all that much. It seems to me that most guys who establish themselves as strong draws wouldn't stick around in a small territory like Portland for too long because they could make more money elsewhere.

Since this thread was bumped, I'll mention a couple of matches I came across a while back that I dug. Jaguar Yokota vs. Devil Masami (7/19/82)-I don't know if this is better than the 8/22/85 match with Chigusa, but I think it's a better Devil performance. She's more clearly heelish, with an emphasis on brawling and roughhouse tactics. The finish sucks, but that's par for the course for the early 80s. Takako Inoue vs. Mariko Yoshida (8/18/91)-Takako starts the match by destroying Yoshida's leg. Yoshida manages to come back, but she re-injures her leg during a tope, and Takako gets the submission. You don't see body part work paid off like that too often in joshi. At least, I haven't.

Who's the guy who thinks that Buddy Rose was an all-time top five worker?

Where the hell do you guys live where being a janitor provides tons of money and prestige? It's pretty much the definitive low-skill low-wage job, the kind of thing you warn your kids they're going to end up becoming if they don't take school seriously.

For what it's worth, I recant my hyperbolic praise for this match. I don't know what the hell I was thinking.

He's referred to it as the Netcop Formula in the past, so if he didn't come up with it, that didn't stop him from taking credit for it.

Maybe he doesn't give a shit about social issues and just doesn't like paying taxes. Speaking of Helms supporters, it always cracks me up when Bob Caudle gets Steamboat and Youngblood confused during the Final Conflict cage match. I guess they all look the same to him.

It looks like he's only going to miss TLC, which no one was going to buy anyway. He's still good for the Rumble.

Holy shit: So that's pretty much a wrap for NOAH, huh?

That's how they're presented.

The award is for high level techniques. Lateral presses and schoolboys are not high level.

Yes, pins. Small packages, back slides, Oklahoma rolls, magistral cradles, stuff like that.